Every adventure starts with a spark — here’s how mine became Street Food Safari.

Hi! I’m the creator of Street Food Safari — a recipe website, a food trailer, and a whole culinary adventure that blends my passions for cooking, travel, creativity, and storytelling.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved creating recipes, dreaming up flavors, and exploring global cuisines. I always imagined starting a food blog or a YouTube channel… but I’m more comfortable behind the scenes than in front of a camera or microphone.

That’s where a little creativity and tech magic came in. Using my background in website design, a little tech magic, and a whole lot of imagination, I created a space that lets me share my love of food in my own way.

That’s how Saffron Trails was born — a cheerful street food explorer based on my 25-year-old self (I still like to say I’m 25 when people ask 😉). She tells the stories, shares the recipes, and brings the adventure to life — while I stay behind the scenes, developing the flavors and experiences that make it all real.

“Some of my favorite memories are from warm, sunny places with good food, good people, and beautiful views — and those moments inspired so many of the flavors I share today.”

Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to explore a variety of places around the world — but some of my favorite food memories come from countries like Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. It was in these places that I really started connecting with local cooks and their traditions — trying dishes straight from roadside grills, watching how jerk chicken is smoked, and experiencing firsthand how food brings people together.

📝 One of my favorite memories? “Visiting a local jerk smokehouse in Jamaica, where we were welcomed like family and treated to some of the best chicken I’ve ever had. Moments like these are what inspired Street Food Safari.”

📝 Another one of my favorite memories? A chef in Mexico who created special dishes just for me to try. I was in heaven — tasting, learning, and already imagining how I could bring those flavors home.

I’ve always wanted to own a food business — and the food trailer gave me the perfect blend of freedom, adventure, and hands-on cooking. It became my mobile kitchen and flavor lab, a place to test recipes, meet people, and serve up the kind of food I love: bold, comforting, and full of heart.

Some of the sauces and spice blends I use in the trailer are the same ones I share here on the recipe site. Others are made just for home cooks. Either way, they’re all part of the same story — and that story is still unfolding.

Street Food Safari Recipes is my way of bringing globally inspired flavors into everyday kitchens — with the help of Saffron Trails, easy-to-follow recipes, and a little storytelling along the way.

This project brings together everything I love:

• Cooking and experimenting with flavor

• Telling stories that connect food to culture

• Designing websites and creating meaningful content

• Sharing it all in a unique, fun, and approachable way

Some of the recipes are inspired by real places I’ve been. Others come from research, curiosity, and imagination. But all of them are made with care and written to be accessible for real people — whether you’re a kitchen newbie or a seasoned home cook.

I’m working on expanding the recipe collection, launching my own line of small-batch sauces and spice blends, and continuing to grow both the food trailer and the website. You’ll start seeing more recipes that feature my signature flavors, sneak peeks at upcoming products, and maybe even a few themed food events in the future.

Big flavors. Real ingredients. And always a story behind every bite.

Thank you for being part of this journey — whether you’re here for the food, the stories, or just to see what’s cooking next. I’m so glad you’re here.

– Tammy